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Recently, Christopher Michael Everett, 33-year old actor in Los Angeles, went to his first spin class and within minutes, he started experiencing a slight pain in his thighs. He assumed that his muscles were simply just becoming sore, so he did not give much thought to it. However, a couple of days after Everett’s workout session, he was undergoing some excruciating pain within his thighs. The pain made him unable to sleep at night, so he decided to research his symptoms. Soon, he discovered an article written by a lady who had complained about the same uneasiness as Everett: soreness, swollen thighs, nausea and an inability to bend the knees. He rushed to the ER and was diagnosed with Rhabdomyolysis, translating directly to breakdown of muscles. He was hospitalized for a week until all the toxins were flushed out of his body and his CPK levels were back to normal. What is Rhabdomyolysis? According to John Hopkins’s Dr. Derek Fine, “it is when the muscles break down, releasing myoglobin, a protein that poisons the kidney, into the bloodstream.” Rhabdomyolysis is commonly caused by trauma associated with the muscle or toxins released from faulty medications. This diagnosis was first executed after some citizens had been trapped underneath a bombed building in World War II. Yet recently, more cases of Rhabdomyolysis appeared from simple physical exertion, like weight lifting, running, and or CrossFit.

What Intense Workouts May Lead To

Fortunately, Rhabdomyolysis cases are curable, simply by patients given fluids to rehydrate and alleviate the toxins released. Hence, if you are ever experiencing any sort of pain when exhausting any physical exertion, do not second guess, assuring with a doctor if everything is alright.